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Meanings of knee pan in English

A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.

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Examples for "kneecap"
Examples for "kneecap"
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His elevation above the valley was about the kneecap of the Generoso.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2
2
Mobilisations to the ankle and around the kneecap may also be used.
The Guardian
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With a bullet in his kneecap he would have lost his chance.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
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He had experienced the strange, almost overpowering desire to touch the kneecap.
Gods go begging
5
She unclenched one hand from the sheet, rubbed her kneecap with it.
Shutter Island
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Preoperative displacement results in a higher risk at a postoperatively displaced patella.
Pubmed
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The wound was perfectly round and the patella and femur were intact.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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Single specimens have been known to attain the size of the patella.
Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
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I'd left my patella on top of the stands at Villa Park.
The Guardian
5
There are some common risk factors that can affect how the patella tracks.
The Guardian
1
The great muscles of the thigh acting over the kneepan tend to bend the body forward, but the muscles of the calf neutralize this action.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoh...
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In like manner, he treated the bunches of hair that grow over the animal's kneepans and elbows.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
3
An old doctor came to me once (this is literal fact) with some contrivance or other for people with broken kneepans.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
Usage of knee pan in English
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You see, besides breaking my leg I cracked my knee pan an' that's made it wuss.
Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks
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Then bandage the splint on at the ankle, at the upper part of the leg, and above and below the knee pan.
Camping For Boys